different between lavish vs philanthropic

English

Alternative forms

• lavis, laves, lavas (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English *lavish, laves, *lavaus, lavage (“extravagant, wasteful”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lavasse (“torrent of rain”), or derived from Middle English laven (“to pour out”). See lave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læv??/
• Rhymes: -æv??

Adjective

lavish (comparative lavisher or more lavish, superlative lavishest or most lavish)

1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
   • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

2. Superabundant; excessive
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2

     Let her haue needfull, but not lauish meanes

Synonyms

• (expending profusely): profuse, prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, exuberant, immoderate, opulent
• See also Thesaurus:prodigal

Related terms

• lavy

Translations

Verb

lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)

1. (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

2. (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

Translations

Related terms

• lavisher
• lavishly
• lavishness

Anagrams

• Vishal

English

Etymology

From French philanthropique

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?k

Adjective

philanthropic (comparative more philanthropic, superlative most philanthropic)

1. Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

   a philanthropic enterprise

Synonyms

• generous
• philanthropical
• charitable
• benevolent
• humanitarian
• bighearted
• giving
• goodhearted
• altruistic

Antonyms

• misanthropic
• nasty
• mean
• hateful (of human race)

Translations

See also

• altruism
• altruist
• altruistic
• altruistically
• misandry (hatred of males)
• misanthropist
• misanthropy (hatred of human race)
• misogyny (hatred of females)
• philanthropically
• philanthropist
• philanthropy (benevolence towards human race)
• philandry (love of males)
• philogyny (love of females)